Osama, himself a refugee, volunteers with the IRC to support Syrian children who cross into Jordan without a parent or guardian.

Children who lived under ISIS rule have spent years out of the classroom. Meet Sabhah, a 10 year old who refuses to give up on her education.

Nyaboth and Gatjang are just eight and 12 months old, but already they have a lot in common. Both were born in South Sudan, where conflict and drought has left 7.5 million people in need of food. Both have caring mothers who are desperate to protect their babies.

Melia had to face extreme dangers on her journey to collect water.

Dalal, 18, wears her best dress, green dotted with tarnished gold beads. She and her friends sit close together on the concrete floor of a tent in a temporary settlement in Akkar, Lebanon, not far from the Syrian border.

Four years ago, 21-year-old Alganesh had everything to look forward to. Newly married and having recently qualified with a diploma in management, she moved from the Ethiopian countryside to reunite with her husband in Soge, a town in the west of the country

Zoe Daniels, the International Rescue Committee’s Roving Country Director, will take part in this year’s Virgin London Marathon to raise funds for our work supporting refugees and displaced people. With 100,000 runners expected to participate, Zoe’s inspirational efforts will be followed closely by her friends, family and IRC work colleagues.